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New England College of Optometry

In research, New England College of Optometry stands highest in Medicine (#11,253 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#14,028 of 20,462 worldwide) and Epidemiology (#2,246 of 2,519 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,025
of 28,054 · #25,884 all time
Rank in United States
#3,929
of 4,192
Research works
905
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is New England College of Optometry known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #11,253 of 17,978 8.9%514
Health SciencesDomain #14,028 of 20,462 8.7%536
EpidemiologySubfield #2,246 of 2,519 9.2%131
Life SciencesDomain #12,993 of 14,347 6.2%163
OphthalmologySubfield #482 of 531 7.4%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New England College of Optometry sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.34× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.20× its world share, 50 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New England College of Optometry?

Ranked on the composite score, Jane Gwiazda, Leslie Hyman and Frank Thorn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New England College of Optometry.

  1. 1 Jane Gwiazda United States · #91,914 worldwide 236 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Leslie Hyman United States · #124,770 worldwide 211 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Frank Thorn United States · #308,714 worldwide 86 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Debora L. Nickla United States · #446,363 worldwide 86 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Li Deng United States · #560,166 worldwide 69 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 David Río Raigadas United States · #719,437 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 William Smith United States · #1,206,372 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Rahul Goyal United States · #1,220,484 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Bruce Moore United States · #1,231,503 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Fuensanta A. Vera‐Díaz United States · #1,408,214 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at New England College of Optometry

Which keywords describe research at New England College of Optometry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Myopia, Global Prevalence, Visual Impairment, Childhood Myopia, Refractive Error, Intraocular Pressure and Glaucoma.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology17▲ 5.4×32 topics
  2. Myopia11▲ 235×2 topics
  3. Global Prevalence11▲ 149×2 topics
  4. Visual Impairment11▲ 282×2 topics
  5. Childhood Myopia11▲ 353×1 topic
  6. Refractive Error11▲ 353×1 topic
  7. Intraocular Pressure6▲ 90×2 topics
  8. Glaucoma6▲ 51×4 topics
  9. Macular Degeneration4▲ 46×3 topics
  10. Optic Nerve4▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Optical Coherence Tomography4▲ 51×3 topics
  12. Inflammation4▲ 2.4×14 topics
  13. Risk Factors4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  14. Retinal Ganglion Cells4▲ 41×3 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  16. Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 41×2 topics
  17. Corneal Biomechanics3▲ 121×1 topic
  18. Keratoconus3▲ 121×1 topic
  19. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Neurodegeneration3▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Telemedicine3▲ 29×3 topics
  22. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 71×1 topic
  23. Visual Field Progression3▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Inflammatory Cytokines3▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Dry Eye Disease2▲ 97×1 topic
  26. Ocular Surface2▲ 97×1 topic
  27. Science2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Virtual Reality2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  29. Intravitreal Injection2▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Medicine2▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Ophthalmology2▲ 55×2 topics
  32. Retinal Disease2▲ 55×2 topics
  33. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Neural Processing2▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Visual Perception2▲ 105×1 topic
  36. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Society2▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Wound Healing2▲ 8.3×3 topics

Which research topics does New England College of Optometry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Corneal surgery and disorders, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens.

Ophthalmology and Visual…11Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 11 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…3Corneal surgery and disorders: 3 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…3Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…2Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…2Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 2 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…2Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 2 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Health Research: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 11 works
  2. 2 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  4. 4 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  7. 7 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  8. 8 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 2 works
  10. 10 Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research Ophthalmology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New England College of Optometry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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